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6 reasons why Uganda’s pig business will grow

Uganda’s pig business has been increasing since the late 1980s and ever since, can be characterised as ‘growing bit by bit’. There is reason to believe that in the future there’s more growth to come.

Pig farming is widely practised in all regions of Uganda with high concentrations around the central region. Unlike other key agricultural enterprises, over the last 3 decades, pig farming has experienced fundamental improvement in the number of both pigs reared and households that rear at least 1 pig.

Uganda at a glance

Uganda, twice the size of Pennsylvania, is in East Africa. The country, which lies across the equator, is divided into 3 main areas:

swampy lowlands,

a fertile plateau with wooded hills,

a desert region.

In terms of swine production, the country is one of the larger players on the African continent. Especially in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the total pig population made a sudden jump from 250,000 to over 1 million in just

Ban on Uganda Poultry Could Be Lifted in the Next One Week

Kenya may lift the import ban imposed on Uganda chicken and eggs in the next one week, after experts from the two countries met to assess the measures taken against an epidemic of bird flu.

This will, however, depend on the final tests carried out by a group of experts drawn from the two countries. They will conclude the exercise in the next one week.

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett said the two teams are doing a risk assessment of the Avian flu outbreak in Uganda to determine if it has been contained.

Mr Bett did not confirm when the ban would be lifted, but officials told the Sunday Nation that it could be as early as this week.

Kenya imposed the ban last month after a highly infectious strain of bird flu was reported in Uganda.

But Uganda has assured Kenya that it has contained the outbreak, adding that most farms that export eggs to Kenya are located more than 10km from the quarantined area. According to Mr Bett, the team will tab

Uganda’s poultry products safe, says agriculture minister

The government has asked Ugandans and neighboring countries dealing in poultry products, especially domestic birds, not to worry about bird flu saying it was under control.

According to Vincent Ssempijja, the minister for agriculture, the government is currently carrying out continuous veterinary inspections and technical backstopping to commercial farms, to ensure biosecurity measures are strictly adhered to.

“ Fortunately, these farms are located far away from the 10km quarantine radius range, and can produce safe poultry and poultry products for local and export markets,” Ssempijja said.

The minister made the remarks, while addressing journalists at the Uganda Media Center in Kampala, on the steps Government is undertaking to control the avian influenza.

He noted that the disease had been confirmed in seven wild migratory birds, five domestic ducks and one chicken.

According to Ssempijja, several other samples from suspect cases are being

A new Agrodok is available now: Beef production

The main aim of this Agrodok is to provide information on how to increase beef production in extensive and low-input systems, utilising existing conditions, but in a different way. This is a different form of intensification of production and requires a different look at the system, and probably a little more labour and specific inputs.

PAINT aims to bring together local,
regional and international agribusinesses to build long term sustainable
business relationships.

The initiative shall support the growth of the agribusiness sector by
linking investable and profitable agribusinesses in the sectors of horticulture, coffee, oilseed, dairy &
livestock to financing , technology, knowledge and markets.

Specific
objective

1. To connect
prequalified agribusinesses to financing

2. To link
buyers to suppliers of inputs (commodities, equipment and services)

3. To link
investors to investable businesses and opportunities

4. To
facilitate transfer of knowledge and technology among businesses

Activities

We
are currently receiving application from interested businesses in the sectors
mentioned above who wish to participate in the trade and investment matchmaking
event that will take place on 5th
& 6th October 2...
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Marion Alyek
Dear Patrick,
Duroc pigs are not very common as Hampshire, Landrace, Large White, Large Black and Camborough. This breed tends to mahogany or red in colour. It is has good mothering ability. It is resistant to stress and adaptable to various environmental conditions and is very useful in crossbreeding programs. Kindly contact Chris Mulindwa of Pig production and marketing ltd on 0703 712 828. you can also reach him via Chrismulindwa@pigfarmers.co.ug. I think he is in a better position to help you.

Launch of the Nyama Platform

It's Official - The Nyama platform was officially launched on the 25th May 2016 By Hon. Bright Rwamirama Minister of state for Animal Husbandry at Silver springs Hotel Bugolobi. see more at - //agriprofocus.com/nyama-platform

Anne Marie Kortleve
It looks impressive! What is the Nyama Platform about and where can I find more information?

2 years 5 months ago

Jacob Olanya
The Nyama platform provides a space for exchange, learning and to create synergy in defining intervention areas based on challenges and opportunities in the Meat sector which is one of the core themes of AgriProFocus Uganda. - See more at: http://agriprofocus.com/nyama-platform

Tap into animal feeds business

Article by Paul Njuguna

There were three masons at a construction site. When asked, the first man said he was laying bricks. The second man said he was building a wall and quite interesting, the third man said he was busy building a cathedral. Without doubt, the third mason would be a visionary.

A snapshot of the agricultural sector, according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, reveals Uganda’s annual production of maize is 2.4 million metric tonnes. The problem is, this production is the combined effort of smallholder farmers and 90 per cent of it is set aside for local consumption and export.

The meagre 10 per cent balance is utilised for animal feeds. Most of the exported raw maize is destined to animal feeds companies based at the importer countries. Then, why not export animal feeds? Value addition on maize would rake in tonnes of money in export earnings from animal feeds and other by-products such as cooking oil. But how can this be turned around?

NYAMA PLATFORM LAUNCH

The AgriProFocus Nyama
Platform was formed to bring together stakeholders in the livestock (beef,
poultry and piggery) subsector to co-create and jointly address the meat sector
gaps along the meat value chain, solve livestock challenges jointly with
emphasis on policy engagement, food safety and quality for improved
marketability of livestock products at local, regional and international
markets.

Under the AgriProFocus partnership, Nyama platform
members are organizing a 2 day Nyama launch on farmer entrepreneurship for the
meat sector members of AgriProFocus Uganda. The event is scheduled to take
place on Wednesday, 4th – Thursday 5th
May, 2016. Venue will be communicated soon.

Nyama Platform Planning meeting- 27th Jan 2016

It
is that time of the year that we strategically define activities we
want to accomplish in the year. As the AgriProFocus mandate dictates of
bringing stakeholders together to be able to co-create and innovate, we
hope to do the same for the livestock sector through the Nyama platform.

You were part of the results in 2015 and consequently Nyama platform was able to achieve the following;

•
Carried out a successful campaign that lobbied and influenced
Parliament to allocate 5bn shillings to the National Budget 2015/2016
for the purchase of vaccinations to control Foot and Mouth Disease

• Completed the beef sector map

• Mobilized 10 active organisations that now form the Nyama platform.

Based
on these achievements, we wish to invite you to the planning of Nyama
platform activities for 2016. The meeting will take place on Wednesday 27th Jan at AgriProFocus/SNV offices 10am- 12pm.

It is that time of the year that we strategically define activities we want to accomplish in the year. As the AgriProFocus mandate dictates of bringing stakeholders together to be able to co-create and innovate, we hope to do the same for the livestock sector through the Nyama platform.

You were part of the results in 2015 and consequently Nyama platform was able to achieve the following;

• Carried out a successful campaign that lobbied and influenced Parliament to allocate 5bn shillings to the National Budget 2015/2016 for the purchase of vaccinations to control Foot and Mouth Disease

• Completed the beef sector map

• Mobilized 10 active organisations that now form the Nyama platform.

Based on these achievements, we wish to invite you to the planning of Nyama platform activities for 2016. The meeting will take place on Wednesday 27th Jan at AgriProFocus/SNV offices 10am- 12pm.

Call for Essays

Herding for the Markets

Take
this unique opportunity to contribute to the international expo and
conference ‘Herding for the Markets’ and write an essay about your ideas
on extensive livestock.

Winners will have the opportunity to present their ideas during the conference to an expert audience!

This call for essays is in the context of the Herding for the Markets
Expo and Conference, taking place in Nairobi from 4-6 November 2015.

Essays can be entered by any individual up to 35 years old based in
Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. While this call is open to
any individual in the countries above, Faculty members and post-graduate
students affiliated to universities in the region are particularly encouraged
to ap

AgriProFocus Uganda in partnership with SNV and Reline are organising the next dairy learning which will take place on 29th & 30th June 2015 in Mbarara district. The topic of learning and exchange will be “Cow health & Reproduction”.